Places beatrizvale Wants to Go

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

After it was swallowed by a Georgian mansion, this medieval castle remained forgotten for centuries.

Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.

On the Irish coast, 18 members of the Howard family are eternally resting in an Egyptian pyramid.

This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.

A stunning medieval castle owned and restored by the famed actor Jeremy Irons.

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.

The ruins of an 800-year-old monastery boasts the tallest round tower in Ireland.

A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.

This colorful and fiery mural depicts the Irish folk story of the beloved hero Cuchulain.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

Dublin's "Dead Zoo" serves as a window to Victorian museum design.

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.